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White House may shut down internet in event of 'apocalypse', classified file reveals

Brennan Center for Justice at New York University of Law obtained a series of 500-page filings of "pres­id­en­tial emer­gency action docu­ments" or PEADs made during the George W. Bush administration

Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022

Old Dominion assistant professor who resigned amid backlash from pedophilia research has a new job at Johns Hopkins

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice whose pedophilia research created a stir at Old Dominion University landed a new job with Johns Hopkins University’s Moore Center for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.

Tribune News Service · May 15, 2022

Judge Neomi Rao on "The Province of the Law"

A belated 2021 lecture sponsored by the Georgetown Center for the Constitution

Reason · May 13, 2022

Yemen Needs More than 8 Years to Remove Houthi Mines

Yemen needs more than eight years to remove all mines planted by Houthis, as over two million mines are still in various areas, according to a Yemeni official. Several local and international reports revealed that the mines prevent the displaced from returning to their areas and reaching their farms. Yemen’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2022

Egypt Asserts Commitment to Work with African Countries to Support Regional Integration

Egypt has affirmed its commitment to work with African countries to support regional integration in the continent. This came during its participation in the 21st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 2, 2022

Report: U.S. Ski and Snowboard Accused of Interference in Sexual Assault Investigation

The U.S. Center for SafeSport claimed U.S. Ski and Snowboard did not report the allegations.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 24, 2022

Venture Capital Investments on the Rise in Saudi FinTech

The governor of Saudi Central Bank (Sama), Fahad al-Mubarak, announced that growth in financial technology companies (FinTech) contributed to the provision of crowdfunding and deferred payment activity, amounting to $533 million. Mubarak noted that the participation of FinTech companies in payments increased the total number of operations in national payment…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2022

Egyptian Plan Targets 'Qualitative Shift' in Managing Water Resources

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has been working to implement a research plan aimed at achieving a paradigm shift in the methods of managing water resources, as part of a comprehensive national strategy to overcome limited water resources. Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty said the plan prepared by…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

Centre extending maximum financial assistance to A.P., says G.V.L. Narasimha Rao

‘State has never been discriminated against on any ground’

The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022

Constitutional Law and Supreme Court Expert Ilya Shapiro Joins the Georgetown Center for the Constitution

My good friend and colleague moves from the Cato Institute to Georgetown.

Reason · Jan 21, 2022